Fisher, Donald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald |
Surname | Fisher |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Catherine Fisher. Husband of Alice Florence Fisher, of Ilford, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9786 |
Markings | EU-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 85. Row B. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | BELOVED HUSBAND OF ALICE AND FATHER OF IAN. TO LIVE IN OUR HEARTS IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 35 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1265865 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington X9786 26 OTU 13th/14th Sept 1942 Ops Bremen. Completed mission. Brave and Courageous! |
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-09-1942 |
End Date | 14-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Little Horwood |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Bremen |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 2331. Shot down by a night-fighter (Hptm Wilhelm Dormann, 111./NJG2) and crashed 0255 at Ramspol (Overijssel), NW of Kampen, Holland. Those killed are buried in Amersfoort (Ous Leusden) General Cemetery. |